Joseph Y. Erwin married Nancy A. Cummings in Perry County around 1860. They may have orphaned my great-great grandfather and his siblings. I have records of Joseph Y. Erwin being in the area in 1860(census and slave schedule). Where would someone be buried in the area of Bentley around 1865-1870?

Was there a reason the poplulation dropped between 1860 and 1870?